Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-25
DAILY HERALD.
CITY COUNCIL.
Mayor Workman VetOes the
ssMayor's Clerk" Ordinance.
CITY SEWERAGE ORDINANCE.
Building and Plumbing Inspectors
to be AppOinted-The Street
Railway Franchise.

The City Council. met yesterday
afternoon, President Breed in the
chair and Messrs. Stearns, Goss, Jones,
johnson, Gibbs, Lowell, Willard, Per.
ry, Collins, Teed, Hitler and Hyans
present.
After the reading and adoption Of
the minutes the following business
was transacted:
OFFICERS REPORTS.
The Zanjero reported expenditures
Of $50 during the past week. Refer
red to Finance Committee.
The Street Superintendent reported
expenditures of $6l7 during the past
week. Referred to Finance Com
mittee.
The City Auditor reported as to the
balances in the various funds. Re-
ferred to Finance Committee.
The City Assessor asked for an ad-
ditional clerk. Referred to Assessor,
with power to act.
Mayor Workman returned, without
approval. the contract with ID. f.
Donegan for grading Griffin avenue,
for the reason that property owners
representing 1000 feet frontage had
protested against letting it on account
Of the excessive price. Reconsidered,
and Clerk instructed to advertise for
bids for one week.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
Del Vale, Mccoy, Moran, Sheriff
Kays and Mayor Workman appeared,
and through Mr.. Del Vale, invited
the Council to attend the reception to
Cardinal Gibbons at the Pavilion, the
Councilmen to assemble at the city
hall ut 7 80 p. M. and proceed to the
Pavilion. Accepted.
THE MAYORS VETO.
Mayor Workman presented the fol-
lowing message vetoing the ordinance
creating the office OF Mayors clerk:
n the Hon. the Council Of the City Of Los
fENTLEMEN:-I herewith return to your
honorable body, without my approval,
ccdnanee No.Passedh At she iast az I'm meenng 81
clerk: before assigning my reasons for So DO
ing, deem it proper to enter into the details,
which led to the adoption of said ordinance.
Alta meeting of the Council, held on the 10Th
day Of September, 1887, Councilman Jones
OGered q resolution to the effect, that 1t be
the sense of the Council that Bureau OF
Information be established in this city in
order to provide for the better accommodation
es the exceedingly large influx laauin.,om OF
was referred to the Finance Com
mittee consisting of Councilmen
Rrankenfeld, Jones and Johnson; at the
following meeting of the Council the COM
report. The majority report, signed by
Councilmen Frankenfeld and Johnson.
recommended that the resolution be rejected
on the ground that the city had no authority
70 appropriate money for that purpose; the
minority report, signed by Major Jones, rec
0mmended that the resolution be adopted
Before action was taken on either OF the re-
ports, President Breed stated that although
IL might be true the city had no authority to
appropriate money for that purpose, they
certainly had the right to create an office
and to appoint and prescribe the duties OF
such officer and moved that committee OF
three be appointed to act in conjunction
with the Finance Committee to devise some
way of overcoming the objections raised. The
notion was carried and COuncilmen Breed,
Lowell and Kuhrts were appointed sucn
committee. At meeting OF the JOINT com
mittees the matter was discussed in my
presence and it was finally suggested by
Eouncilman Frankenfeld that the office OF
Mayors Clerk be created by ordinance and
that the duties of said clerk should be pre-
scribed by the Mayor, it being distinctly
understood that his duties should be to take
charge of and manage the Bureau of InfOr-
nation, under the supervision OF the Mayor
and should not be called upon to act in any
other capacity whatever To this acqui-
esced, and the City Attorney was requested
TO draft the ordinance, which was done, and
the said ordinace was submitted by the
com mittee and in their report, signed BY
COuncilmen Frankenfield, Lowell, Jones and
amount of salary to be paid to said clerk,
having been left blank, it was moved by
Councilman Lowell that the amount be fixed
at $75 per month. President Breed moved
to amend by making the salary 300 per
month, which was carried. The rules in re-
gard to printing were then suspended and
on motion to adopt the ordinance, the roll
was called with the following result: Ayes,
Collins, Gibbs, Hitler, Jones, Stearns, Will
lard and Breed, z; noes, Frankentield, Lov-
ell and Perry, 8. At the last meeting OF the
Council the matter was reconsidered and
the ordinance adopted by the following
vote: Ayes, Collins, Gibbs, GSsn, s,,, Hillef,
Breed. 10; noes, Frankepfield, Lowell and
Kuhrts, 3. The ordinance having been
adopted by such an overwhelming majority
It would seem to me that the small minor
ity. ought to have been satisfied,
and acquiesced in a measure Of 90 much
Importance, but it seems they took
. very different view of the matter If
there was any objection to the form of the
ordinance or the amount of the salary desig-
ask that 1t be amended to conform to their
views in the matter. Having failed to avail
themselves of that privilege, take it for
granted that they were opposed to the ordi-
nance In any form or shape, and can only at
tribute their motives TO one of two things
either on the ground of economy or personal
feeling against myself. II their objections
are based ON the ground of economy (Which
dOubt), beg leave to state that they are
not consistent, and respectfully refer to the
numerous officials, deputies and assistants,
created since your honorable body has come
into authority, and venture to say further,
fully examine the pay roll of this city will
agree with me perfectly upon this point.
While have, from the. time this matter
WAS frst mentioned BY Major Jones, favored
and done all could towards the establish
ment of q bureau Of information in this
city, in order to assist strangers in securing
suitable accommodations, / regret to say
that my motives have been impugned and |
ing favored the passage of an ordinance
creating the office OF Mayors Clerk through
selfish motives and for reasons other than
the aid 1t would enable me to extend to the
case, gentlemen. / feel it my duty in justice
to myself, 70 decline TO affix my signature
70 this ordinance.
To the Councilmen who have interested
themselves in this matter and finally passed
the ordinance, who, as shown by their
action had sufficient confidence in me to
believe that would be true to the best in
ferests of the city and would disburse the
money sought to be obtained in amanner
and through such channels as would do the
most good, return my sincere thanks an6
while the course pursued by few othsri
compels me to decline to receive and dis
burse the money in the manner provided
for. trust that the Bureau Of Information
will be none the loser rs believe that ther'
are plenty of citizens in. this, great an!
growing city who are endowed with sun
cient Intelligence and business acumen a
70 he thoroughly alive to the situation, an
who. rather than permit the object 10
which this money was to be used defeatec
will come forward and contribute libefali
to its support. H.;
Was reconsidered.
Messrs. Lowell, Kuhrts and Frank
enfield we're appointed as committe
=, taLa charge of the ordinance ant